Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-04-28
UOLERAIA.

Planting corn will be in order this
week the weather permitting ;the ground
IS 10 splendid condition for spring crops.
On well fertiiized land early sown
wheat will produce an average crop;
late sown is in very poor condition; IA
portion of it has been seeded In oats.
Our new assessor. Mr. Charles Mitch
ell, is making the annual round; he is
aD Industrious young man, and will
give due attention to the business.
Mr. J P Mitchell. one of the most i'm
tluential citizens of this township, has
disposed of his real estate and personal
property, and will locate at Springfield,
Missouri.
The fruit prospect is booming; there
is an excellent show for all kinds of
fruit, except appIes-the prospect for
them is only moderate 10 this vicinity.
Mrs Terrell died at her home at Wheel
ing Valley station, last Saturday, of
consumption, aged 80 years, and her re-
mains were taken to her former home at
JacobsbuIgh, for interment; a husband
and two small children are bereft.
Mr. Frank Upton, of Bridgeport. form
erly one OF the popular engineers on the
G, l. Il W,has rented the store room and
dwelling Of Mr. W Taggart, of Barton,
and will carry on an extensive country
store.
Mr. VIM Kidd, of Kldd's station, was
recently struck by a Florida breeze, and
invested in some real estate al Silver
springs, where the summers never end,
the flowers never cease to bloom, and
the tropical fruits are abundant.
Mr. Jos Scott died at his mothers home
at Maynard, on the 2lst, after a weeks
suffering, from carbuncle Oh his neck,
which finally terminated in erysipelas.
For number of years he was one of
the most successful farmers along
Wheeling creek; after the construction
of the Q, l. & w road he engaged ex'
tensively in a large store at Maynard,
which was destroyed by fire. The past
year he lived In Missouri, but being dis
satisfied he returned home only a few
Weeks before be died. A wife and ore
child are left to mourn his loss, besides
many friends.
Mr. Ira Mcmillan, one of the leading
members of the Bar at St Mary's, Mo, is
visiting the home of his youth, near
Pleasant Grove.
Mrs Jane Scott, an estimabIe aged la
dy OF Maynard. is very sick with rheu-
matte fever.
DR. adams, of Maynard, has been very
sick the past two eeks, with sewers
bilious attack.
Miss Ida Naylor returned home last
week from lengthy visit To Iowa.
Mr. Edward Arick WAS very fortunate
TO have IA good substantial stone house
ou his adjoining farm to remove to after
the cyclone.
Mr. Joseph Anderson was immersed
10 Wheeling creek last Sabbath at KIdd's
crossing, by Rev Murphy.
Mr. Charles Toland closed a very in
teresting term of school at Maynard last
Friday, with a big dinner and literary
performance ;he is one of the boss teach
ers of Eastern OHIO.
Ground has been broken at Colerain
City for four or five new residences;
there Is general boom in building in
that vicinity, aud only the neatest and
most substantial buildings are erected.
The new road petitioued for from Kidd
to interSect the county road on Gray's
Ridge, was viewed last Friday, and was
considered an excellent bed for a road
when the viewers reached Kidd's switch,
Mr. Wm Kidd demanded $4,000 for the |
privilege of crossing his track; this gave
the new road regular cyclone shake,
and it is probable it will never recover.
The miners union recently met at
Kidd and organized by the election of,a
full corps of officers.
Over thirty citizens of Maynard and |
vicinity are willing to unite with the
church if an organization can be per-
fected. COUNTRY COUSIN.